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Sniezek, Wojcik to Receive 'Frankie' Awards

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ADAMS, Mass. -- Teams are wanted to participate in the 10th annual Frank A. Zoltek Memorial Golf Tournament.
 
The event will be held on Sunday, Sept. 4, at Forest Park Country Club.
 
The four-person teams will head out in two shotgun starts, at 8 a.m. and 1 p.m.
 
The event will feature a hole-in-one contest sponsored by K&M Motors and motivate with the annual "Frankie" awards dinner.
 
This year's winners Frankie Award for Passion in Coaching are Ron Wojcik and Paul "Tito" Sniezek.
 
Ron Wojcik has been the girls basketball coach at Hoosac Valley since 2011, leading the Hurricanes to five league titles, four Western Mass Championships and three appearances in the state championship game.
 
Prior to that, he was an assistant boys basketball coach at Taconic and Lenox and the head boys coach at Pittsfield, leading the Generals to four Western Mass semi-finals and two Western Mass finals.
 
Sniezek is an assistant baseball coach at MCLA and longtime coach in Adams and Cheshire.
 
He was a junior varsity baseball coach (1994-2015) and softball coach (1991-93) at Hoosac Valley and a middle school girls basketball coach at Adams Memorial Middle School. He has coached youth sports as a volunteer at various levels since 1976.
 
The cost for the event is $70 per person. For $50, you can play golf with a cart and enjoy lunch. For $20, you can register for the awards dinner only.
 
Registration forms are available at Forest Park Country Club or contact Ed Noel at enoel43@verizon.net.
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Adams Free Library Pastel Painting Workshops

ADAMS, Mass. — Award-winning pastel artist Gregory Maichack will present three separate pastel painting workshops for adults and teens 16+, to be hosted by the Adams Free Library. 
 
Wednesday, April 24 The Sunflower; Wednesday, May 8 Jimson Weed; and Thursday, May 23 Calla Turned Away from 10:00 a.m. to noon.  
 
Registration is required for each event.  Library events are free and open to the public.
 
These programs are funded by a Festivals and Projects grant of the Massachusetts Cultural Council.
 
This workshop is designed for participants of all skill levels, from beginner to advanced. Attendees will create a personalized, original pastel painting based on Georgia O’Keefe’s beautiful pastel renditions of The Sunflower, Jimson Weed and Calla Turned Away. All materials will be supplied. Seating may fill quickly, so please call 413-743-8345 to register for these free classes.
 
Maichack is an award-winning portraitist and painter working primarily in pastels living in the Berkshires. He has taught as a member of the faculty of the Museum School in Springfield, as well as at Greenfield and Holyoke Community College, Westfield State, and the Boston Museum of Fine Arts.
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